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1. (n.) amphibian
any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Amphibia, including frogs, salamanders, and caecilians, usu. having an aquatic, gill-breathing tadpole stage and later developing lungs.
2. amphibian
an airplane designed for taking off from and landing on both land and water.
3. amphibian
a flat-bottomed military vehicle, equipped with both tracks and a rudder for traveling on land or in water.
4. (adj.) amphibian
belonging or pertaining to the class Amphibia.
Etymology: (1630–40; < L amphibi(a), neut. pl. of amphibiusamphibious+ -an1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) amphibian, amphibious vehicle
a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water
2. (noun) amphibian, amphibious aircraft
an airplane designed to take off and land on water
3. (adj) amphibian
cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form
4. (adj) amphibious, amphibian
relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) amphibian
of or pertaining to the Amphibia; as, amphibian reptiles
2. (noun) amphibian
one of the Amphibia
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. amphibian
A small craft, propelled by propellers and wheels or by air cushions for the purpose of moving on both land and water.
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Sense: a creature that spends part of its life on land and part in water
Frogs are amphibians.
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 Afrikaans: amfibie |
 Arabic: حَيَوان بَرْمائي |
 Bulgarian: земноводно |
 Brazilian: anfíbio |
 Czech: obojživelník |
 German: die Amphibie |
 Danish: padde; amfibiedyr |
 Greek: αμφίβιο |
 Spanish: anfibio |
 Estonian: kahepaikne |
 Farsi: دوزیست |
 Finnish: sammakkoeläin |
 French: amphibie |
 Hebrew: דוּ-חָי |
 Hindi: जल तथा स्थल में रहने वाला |
 Croatian: vodozemac |
 Hungarian: kétéltű állat |
 Indonesian: amfibi |
 Icelandic: láðs– og lagardÿr |
 Italian: anfibio |
 Japanese: 両生類 |
 Korean: 양서 동물 |
 Lithuanian: amfibija |
 Latvian: abinieks |
 Malay: amfibia |
 Dutch: amfibie |
 Norwegian: amfibium |
 Polish: płaz |
 Persian: دوزیست |
 Pashto: ذوحیاتین، دوه ژوند لرونکی |
 Portuguese: anfíbio |
 Romanian: amfibiu |
 Russian: земноводное |
 Slovak: obojživelník |
 Slovenian: dvoživka |
 Serbian: vodozemac |
 Swedish: amfibie |
 Thai: สัตว์ครึ่งบกครึ่งน้ำ |
 Turkish: yüzergezer hayvan |
 Taiwanese: 兩棲動物 |
 Ukrainian: земноводна тварина |
 Urdu: آپی مخلوق |
 Vietnamese: động vật lưỡng cư |
 Chinese: 两栖动物 |
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